Operating mechanism for churns.



R. H. WOOD.

OPERATING MECHANISM FOR CHURNS.

APPLICATION msn 1M4.21,1914.

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OPERATING MECHANISIVI FOR CHUR/NS.

'Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan., 9, 1931*?.

Application filed January 21, 1914. Serial No. 813,470.

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that 1, RUrUs H. Woon, a citizen of the United States,residing at Overton, in the county of Dawson, State of Nebraska, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Operating Mechanism forGhurns; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled'in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

r1`his invention relates to new and useful improvements in churns andparticularly that type wherein the dasher is given a vibratory motion.

The object of the present invention resides in the provision of a churnwherein the dasher actuating means may be readily disassociated with thedasher and so positioned that access may easily be had to the interiorof the churn. l

A. further object of the invention resides in the provision of a churnof the class described which comprises a minimum number of parts so thatit is durable and eicient in use and may be manufactured at acomparatively low cost.

`With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in thenovel combination, formation and arrangement of parts to be more fullyhereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claim heretoappended and illustrated in the accompanying drawings. j

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings wherein similar charactersof reference designate corresponding parts through the several views,and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational View of the improved churn, Fig. 2 is atop plan view thereof, Fig. 3 is an end view of the churn, Fig. et is asectional view on the line l-- of Fig. 1, Fig. 5 is a sectional view onthe line 5 5 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the dasherarm.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, 5designates the base of the churn on which the drive shafts arepositioned. This base portion 5 is separated from a base portion 6 by apartition wall 7. Seated on the base portion 6 and held againstdisplacement longitudinally by the cleats 8 is a churn receptacle 9having a detachable cover 10 through which extends the shaft 11 of thechurn dasher.

Journaled in suitable bearings on the base 5 is a shaft 12 extended atone end past the base and carrying a crank handle 13. The other end ofthe shaft has xed thereon a beveled gear 14 which meshes with arelatively smaller gear 15 at the lower end of the vertical shaft 16which is journaled in suitable brackets 17 carried by an upright 13 onthe base. Fixed on the shaft 16 above the upright is a fly wheel 19whereby a steady operation of the churn is insured. The top of the shaft16 carries a plate 20 on which is positioned a bar 21 extending at oneend past the plate. A sleeve 21 having annular end ribs 22 is positionedon the extended end of the bar and held in place by a bolt 23 passedtherethrough and through the bar.

The means whereby rotary motion of the vertical shaft 16 will impartoscillatory motion of the dasher shaft 11 includes an arm 2e, fixed tothe upper end of the dasher shaft and having its free portion upwardlyoffset and bifurcated as at 25. rIhe base portion 6 carries an end wall26 and positioned on this wall is a block 27 provided with a socket 23in which seats a pintle 29 carried by the bight portion of a U-shapedmember 30. Pivoted between the arms of this AU- shaped member is one endof a link 31 which has its other end disposed adjacent the olfsetportion of the arm 24. A. roller 32 depends from the end of the link 31and is disposed between the furcations of the arm 24. Connecting thelink 31 and the sleeve 21 is a link 33 having one end pivotallyreceiving the sleeve and having its other end provided with thefurcations 34 which embrace the link 31 adjacent a series of openings 35formed therein, a bolt 36 being pivotally passed through the furcationsand through one of the openings whereby an adjustable pivotal connectionof the link is procured, to render adjustable the movements of the link31 with relation to the movement of the link 33.

From the foregoing it is observed that a simple and efficient churn hasbeen provided wherein the churn dasher may be readily and quicklyremoved when desired.

What is claimed is:

A churning mechanism from which a churn body and dasher may be quicklyreleased for removal, consisting of a body supporting base provided withan upright,

a lever connected with the upright for pivand from which connection itis disengageotal movement both parallel with the base able when movedaway from the base. Y and toward and away therefrom, an oscil- Intestimony whereof, I alx my signalatory shaft and a crank arm adapted atture, in the presence of two witnesses.

one end for connection with the oscillatory RUFUS HENRY WOOD. shaft andwith the other end of which the Vitnesses:

lever Vis operatively connected in sliding re- GUYEBLACK,

lation in its movement parallel with the base EDW. ANDERSON.

copies of this patent may be obtained for iive cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner qf Patents, Washington, D. C.

